Boys' name · since 2010
Josniel
Josniel has 69 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josniel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 69 have been recorded since 2010.
Josniel has 69 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #19,922 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josniel ranks #19,922 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josniel's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Josniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josniel's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Josniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Josniel's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Josniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (77% of all-time use).
Josniel by state
Where Josniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 7.2% |
5 of 69 births nationwide.
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- Josniel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Josniels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Josniel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.